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Vocabulary Review 13-15

Chapter 14 words 9&10 Kelsey Deign-to think it appropriate or suitable to one’s dignity to do something; to condescend. The queen of England deigned her maid the right to give her constructive criticism.

Desiccated- thoroughly dried out; divested of spirit or vitality; arid and uninteresting After the women’s husband died her spirit was desiccated.

Travis Shirley Unit 14

Nostrum-(n.): an alleged cure-all; a remedy or sheme of questionable effectiveness. "In the early '90's, people went to the west, selling nostrums for every wound, disease, even baldness, and skill."



Pariah-(n.): one who is rejected by a social group or organization. "After he was busted with drugs, Eric became the pariah of the company, but he wasn't fired."



Unit 15: Jamilyn Wright Some people are so **improvident** that they don't care whether their money is in a good place or not.
 * Improvident** (adj) not thrifty; failing to plan ahead

Witches are always known to have **iniquity** personalities.
 * Iniquity** (noun) wickedness, sin; a grossly immoral act

Unit 13: Ryan Curry Some children tend to throw a tantrum in the midst of silence, causing them to become the **cynosure** of the room. Prince William Middleton's behavior at his mother's funeral was very **decorous** despite his young age.
 * __Cynosure__-** (noun) the center of attraction, attention, or interest; something that serves to guide or direct.
 * __Decorous__**- (adjective) well behaved, dignified, socially proper.

Krista Druen Unit 13

13.Ethereal Adj. Light,airy, delicate; highly refined ; suggesting what is heavenly (rather than earthbound) The ethereal feather floated through the air.

14.Facade N. The front or face of a building; a surface appearance (as opposed to what may lie behind) The facade of the hotel attracted many guests.

Unit 13: Shelby Defevers Machination- (n) a crafty, scheming, or underhanded action designed to accomplish some (usually evil) end. Syn: plot, scheme, maneuver -The evil witch with her machination scheme of cursing a red apple that led to the deep sleep od Snow White.

Mesmerize(v.)- to hypnotize, entrance; to fascinate, enthrall, bewitch -She was mesmerized by the guy she seen walking by.

Unit 14: // //Loath - (adj.) - Unwilling, reluctant, disinclined.// //The businessman was loath to make the important phone call.//

//// //Manifest - (adj.) - Clear, evident to the eyes or mind; (v.) - to show plainly, exhibit, evince; (n.) - a list of cargo and/or passengers.// //The Manifest Destiny was an obvious fate for people in the 1800's.//

Emily Scott //Unit 14// //11. imminent: (adj.) about to happen, threatening// //The **imminent** meteor soaring toward Earth caused panic among the city.//

//12. innate: (adj.) natural, inborn, inherent; built-in// //She had the **innate** ability to sing since she was a small child.//

Molley Scott Chapter 14 9. Febrile: (adj)- Feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever; frenetic. The sports announcer spoke with febrile intensity as he called out the home team's starting line up.

10. Gainsay: (V)- to deny, contradict, controvert; to dispute, oppose. Many students gainsayed the nomation by their fellow calssmates, to become next year's class officers.

Jamie Lynn Alvey Unit 15: Rectitude (n.) - uprightness, righteousness; correctness. As a new duchess, Catherine Middleton must show a great amount of moral and social rectitude.

Restive (n.) - restless, hard to manage, balky The character of the Doctor from Doctor Who at times can be described as restive. //Unit 14// //11. imminent: (adj.) about to happen, threatening// //The **imminent** meteor soaring toward Earth caused panic among the city.//

//12. innate: (adj.) natural, inborn, inherent; built-in// //She ahd the **innate** ability to sing ever since she was a small child.// //

//Sarah WIlson//

//Ghoulish- (adj.) revoting in an unnatural or morbid way; suggestive of someone who robs graves or otherwise preys on the dead.// //The Adams Family seems like a ghoulish family//

//Incongruous- (adj.) Not in keeping, unsuitable, incompatible// //Mr. and Mrs. Smith seemed like a incongruous couple.//



// Corie Beth McClusky // // Chapter 14, 15 and 16 // // 15. Minutiae: small of trivial details, trifling matters // // It was very hard to make to decipher the code with such minutiae. //



// 16. moratorium: suspension of activity; an official waiting period; an authorized period of delay // // The moratorium of the non-moving traffic was very tiring. //



// Unit 14 Laura Johnson // // 1] Beatific (ADJ) blissful; rendering or making blessed // // After a long day at work, Jack finds it beatific to sit on his couch and enjoy his favorite TV shows. //



// 2] Behemoth (N) a creature of enormous size, power, or appearance // // Whenever Bobbi and Sally went to the zoo as children, the first thing they would want to see was the behemoth elephants and the miniature koalas. //



//Unit 15// //Kayla Pruitt//

//19. **Seraphic: (adj.) angelic, heavenly, celestial**// After being holed up in an office for an entire week, the relaxing beach looked **seraphic**.

//20. **Subsist: (v.) to have existence; to remain alive, manage to make a living or maintain life; to persist or continue.**// During the Great Depression people took advantage of every free opportunity they could in order to **subsist** the hard times .

// Josh Whitmer Unit 15 words 13-14 // // Pittance- (n.) a woefully meager allowance, wage, or portion. // // Working at "The Spot" as a waiter, the wage is a mere pittance compared to the tips he gets. // // Presage- (v.) to foreshadow or point to a future event; to predict; (n) a warning or indication of the future. // // The strong winds from the colliding warm and cold fronts presage a severe storm. // //pitttance presage//

//Erin Bass-// //Chicanery- trickery, deceptive practices or tactics,double - dealing.// //The little boy showed the girl he liked her by using his most impressive chicanery.//

Consign- To give over to another's care, charge, or control; to entrust, deliver; to set apart for special use The old lady consigned her well - being in her children.

** 3. **** blandishment **

Noun: A flattering or pleasing statement or action used to persuade someone gently to do something. Although I did not want to, I was flattered by his blandishments, and thus persuaded to visit his Grandmother with him.

** 4. **** Cacophonous **

Adjective: Containing, consisting of or producing harsh, unpleasant or discordant sounds

The middle school marching band let loose an array of cacophonous sounds, much like a crate of ducks colliding with a drum set.

Dakota Courtney Canard- A false rumor, fabricated story I was very saddened when the news revealed that the lochness dog was a canard.

Captious-excessivley ready to find fault, nit picking Simon Cowell was always captious while judging on the show American Idol. Claudia Carby Cognizat- aware, knowledgeable, informed

Contrite-regretful for some misdeed or sin; plagued by a sense of guilt